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JOSEPH CHENOWETH AND JOHN MCLAIN, OF AUGLAIZE COUNTY, OHIO. Letters Patent No. 69,628, dated October 8, 1867.

IMPROVED BELT-CLASP.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, JOSEPH CHENOWETH and JOHN McLAIN, in the county of Auglaize, in the State of Ohio, have invented a. new and improved Clasp forAtta-ching Leather Straps or Bands in Harness, or any other place to which the principle may be applied; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1, perspective view of the clasp.

Figure 2, perspective view of the clasp, with tugs attached.

/ Figure 3, sectional view of the clasp, with tugs attached.

Figure 4, perspective view of a tug, red dotted lines indicating stitches, with spaces left unstitchcd, through which a, pin of wood or metal is passed, forming a bulge in the tug, belt, or band.

A A, depression in the clasp, flaring in. B B is also flared underneath, to correspond with A A, thereby forming a cavity through which the tug cannot pass, with the pin C inserted, as seen in figs. 3 and 4. In fig. 3 hame-tug D is first passed into the clasp; pin 0 is inserted into the same, and all drawn back to place; long tug E is then passed through the clasp, and the loop F pinned and drawn back to place.

What we claim as our invention is The manner of construction of the clasp, as herein described, for the uses set forth.

JOS. CHENOWETH, JOHN McLAIN.

Witnesses:

H. R. MOTT, GEO. O. McLAuGnLIN. 

